[2025 Beijing Attraction] Travel Guide for Lianhuachi Park (Updated May)

In two weeks! Beijing's late cherry blossoms will amaze the whole city. If you can't squeeze into Yuyuantan Park, then come and enjoy the late cherry blossoms at these less crowded spots. These cherry blossom viewing spots in Beijing not only have fewer people but also offer stunning scenery. Delicate and clustered blossoms abound, so quickly save this guide in advance. 1. Lianhuachi Park Early to mid-April Line 10, Lianhuachi Station, Exit C 2. Chaoyang Park - Cherry Blossom Valley Early to mid-April Subway Line 14, Chaoyang Park Station, Exit B 3. CBD Forest Park Early to mid-April Line 1/10, Guomao Station, Exit D 4. Side Park Early to mid-April Line 12, Jiangtai West Station, Exit C 5. Galaxy SOHO Outdoor Plaza Early to mid-April Line 2/6, Chaoyangmen Station, Exit G How to take photos: 1️⃣ Before 8am, you can capture empty scenes. In the afternoon, around 4pm, shoot against the light to capture translucent petals. About 20 minutes after sunset, you can capture the blue hour of the night cherry blossoms. 2️⃣ For portraits, recommended outfits include Morandi color schemes, Hanfu, and light-colored dresses. 3️⃣ Props: transparent umbrellas, newspapers, ancient books/round fans, hats, dogs, and flower baskets.

There was no temple fair at Lotus Pool Park last year, but there is one this year. There is no entrance fee, but the scale is a bit small, mainly concentrated near the east gate. There are all kinds of food, and the prices are cheaper than other temple fairs. The stalls for shooting and ring toss are also very lively. Since you are here, you should eat and play! There was a lion dance performance on the stage today. It was freezing cold and windy today, and the lion dancers worked very hard. The audience was also very enthusiastic and kept cheering. It takes about two hours to play around the park. The water is not completely thawed, so there are no boats, only various birds showing off in the water. The children are very happy. If you live nearby, you can come and have fun.

1. Old Summer Palace Ice Rink 📍 No. 28, Qinghua West Road, Haidian District 🚇 Exit B, Line 4 ⏰️ Opening hours 8:30–17:00 🎫 Tickets Old Summer Palace ticket: CNY10. Ice rink: Free. Ice car: CNY50 (single), CNY100 (double). Ice bike: CNY100. 2. Shichahai Ice Rink 📍 No. 5, Qianhai South Bank, Xicheng District 🚇 Exit A2, Shichahai Station, Line 8 ⏰️ Opening hours Comprehensive area: 9:00–17:00. Speed skating area: 9:00–17:00. 🎫 Tickets Comprehensive area: CNY100 (including weekends and holidays). Speed skating area: CNY30 (weekdays), CNY40 (weekends and holidays). Ice skates: CNY30/pair. Deposit: CNY200. 3. Tuanjiehu Ice Rink 📍 No. 16, Tuanjiehu South Lane, East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District 🚇 Exit B, Hujialou Station, Line 10 ⏰️ Opening hours 9:00–13:00, 13:30–17:30 (two sessions) 🎫 Tickets CNY50 (CNY39.9 for group purchase). Tickets cannot be used across sessions. 4. Lianhuachi Ice Rink 📍 440m east of the intersection of the auxiliary road of West Third Ring Middle Road and Lianhua Road, Fengtai District 🚇 Exit C, Liuliqiao East Station, Line 9 ⏰️ Opening hours 9:00–13:00 (half day only) 🎫 Tickets Weekdays: CNY50. Holidays: CNY60. 5. Changping Park Ice Rink 📍 Changping Central Park 🚇 Exit C, Changping Station, Changping Line ⏰ Opening hours Daytime: 9:30–17:00. Nighttime: 17:00–21:00. 🎫 Tickets Daytime: CNY150. Nighttime: CNY50. Single ticket: CNY50/hour for ice car, etc. 6. Wolong Park Ice Rink 📍 Wolong Park, Shunyi District 🚇 Exit B, Shimen Station, Line 15 ⏰ Opening hours 9:00–18:00 (no nighttime) 🎫 Tickets Wolong Park: Free. Ice rink: CNY10/person. Ice car: CNY20. Ice bike: CNY40. Ice saucer: CNY30. 1-hour limit. 7. Xihai Park 📍 No. 12, Xihai West Road, Tongzhou District 🚇 Exit C, Tongzhou Beiguan Station, Line 6 ⏰ Opening hours Daytime: 9:00–17:00. Nighttime: 17:00–21:00. 🎫 Tickets Weekdays: CNY55. Holidays: CNY75. ✅️ The ice rink is divided into four areas, covering an area of about 2,200 square meters. There are mixed areas for ice bikes and ice cars, ice skates, bumper cars, and drift cars. 8. Zizhuyuan Park 📍 No. 35, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District 🚇 Exit E, National Library Station ⏰ Opening hours 9:00–17:00 ✅️ The "Internet-famous" ice slide is 6m high and 70m long. The slide is crystal clear and fun. 9. Olympic Forest Park South Park Ice and Snow Carnival 📍 No. 33, Kehui Road, Chaoyang District 🚇 Exit A/B, South Gate of Forest Park Station, Line 8 ⏰ Opening hours 9:00–17:00 🎫 Tickets CNY89 for all areas 10. Longtan West Lake 📍 No. 1, Longtan Road, Dongcheng District 🚇 Exit C, Tiantan East Gate Station, Line 5 (970m walk) ⏰️ Opening hours 8:30–17:30 🎫 Tickets Weekdays: CNY57. Holidays: CNY77.

Lianhuachi Park is located in Fengtai District, on the east side of the West Third Ring Middle Road, northeast of Liuliqiao. It is at the intersection of Fengtai, Haidian, and Xicheng districts, close to Beijing West Railway Station, and is a first-class ancient site park in Beijing. It is the birthplace of Beijing, with a history of more than 3,000 years. The saying goes, "Lianhuachi came first, then Beijing." The newly built Lianhuachi Park in the 1980s covers an area of 53.6 hectares. It was restored in 1998 and officially opened to tourists in December 2000.

"The Lotus Pond was here before Beijing," Lotus Pond Park has a long history and is filled with the rich scent of flowers. The lotus flowers slowly reveal their beauty along the way, showing endless softness and elegance. It's a feast for the eyes! The hotel is also not far from the Century Altar, the Military Museum, and Yuyuantan Park! If you're interested in stewed pork, there's a small but long-established restaurant across the footbridge outside the west gate. It's delicious and highly recommended!

📍Attraction Address: No. 38, Middle Road of the 3rd Ring, Fengtai District, Beijing 🚗Transportation to Attraction: Get off at Liuliqiao East Station on Subway Line 9, take bus 109 to West Railway Station South Square, or bus 57 to Liuliqiao East Station 👍️Must-Visit Spot: On June 27, 2024, the 24th Lianhuachi Park Lotus Festival will kick off. This event is part of the 2024 Beijing Lotus Culture Festival series. The theme of this event is 'Fragrance of Fengtai Blooms Over a Hundred Miles, Welcoming Guests with a Hundred Thousand Lotuses.' The exhibition area is set to be about 20,000 square meters, with over 7,000 potted lotuses on display, featuring more than 320 varieties of lotus and over 60 varieties of water lilies. In addition, the park will also host a series of lotus culture events, inviting citizens and tourists to immerse themselves in the fun and charm brought by the lotus culture. The event will start on June 27 and continue until the end of August. 🎟️Ticket Information: No reservation required, free admission 💗Other tips: The transportation here is convenient, and it's all locals from Beijing, with no tour groups.

Green lotus leaves cover the green water, and the hibiscus blooms with red freshness. The best place to enjoy the lotus and cool off is Fengtai Lotus Pond. Beijing Lotus Pond Park once again welcomes the Lotus Festival, and will also host a series of lotus cultural activities. Visitors can admire the magnificent scenery of the red lotus and space lotus in the ten-thousand-meter lotus pond, and see over 7,000 pots of more than 320 varieties of lotus flowers competing for beauty and fragrance throughout the park. The plants available for viewing here include self-bred lotus varieties, traditional Chinese lotus varieties, ancient lotus, as well as tropical water lilies, Victoria water lilies, and aquatic canna. Additionally, the park is launching a special joint exhibition of lotus varieties from Beijing, Baoding, and Xiong'an for the first time. Exhibition period: June 24, 2024, to August 31, 2024 💰Tickets: Free, no reservation required 📍Detailed address: No. 38, West Third Ring Middle Road, Fengtai District, Beijing 🕙Opening hours: 6:00-21:00 📝Note tips: This year's Beijing Lotus Cultural Festival includes twelve major exhibition areas: Summer Palace, National Botanical Garden (South Garden), Beihai Park, Yuyuantan Park, Zizhuyuan Park, Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, Lotus Market, Longtan West Lake Park, Lotus Pond Park, Chaoyang Park, Honglingjin Park, and Olympic Forest Park, with a total viewing area of over 2,000 acres. Visitors do not need to crowd together and can enjoy the lotus flowers nearby.

To see the conjoined lotus, I specially moved up my lotus-viewing plan: Indeed, I was not disappointed, I saw the conjoined lotus that was about to bloom, and there was one that had already bloomed; It was the weekend, and there were a lot of people, but fortunately, the area covered by the flowers was large, so the crowd was somewhat dispersed; The weather was very cooperative, the north wind was a bit cool, and it didn't feel hot; there were more varieties of lotus flowers this year than in previous years, and they were not affected by the rain, blooming just right; The lotus flowers in the pond had also bloomed, with many colors, very beautiful; besides the flower admirers, there were many people singing and exercising in the park, creating a great atmosphere; Friends who like lotus flowers, hurry up and take action.

📍Attraction address: No. 48, Lianhuachi Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. 🚗Access to attraction: You can take subway lines 7 or 9 and get off at Beijing West Railway Station; there are also multiple bus routes available. 👍️Must-visit spots: Lianhuachi, Lotus Culture Park, etc. 🎟️Ticket information: Free admission. 💗Other tips: - The best time to visit is in the summer when the lotus flowers are in full bloom and the scenery is most beautiful. - Bring a camera to capture the beautiful lotus flowers and scenery. - There are rest areas in the park where you can take a break as needed. - Please protect the environment and do not litter. - There are some dining places nearby where you can choose to eat.

Upright in character, not sprawling or branching, the fragrance is far-reaching and enhances the clarity, standing tall and pure. I alone love the lotus for rising out of the dirty mud unsoiled, washed by the pure water without becoming enchanting. (Song Dynasty·Zhou Dunyi·On the Love of the Lotus) Next to Beijing West Railway Station, Lianhuachi Park, with a summer rain, officially welcomes the blooming of the lotuses. The various lotuses in the square, lake, potted, and aquatic plants are blooming competitively, colorful and diverse.

Discovering another #springblossom moment in Beijing. This time I came to Lianhuachi Park, a beautiful park that is located in Fengtai District, Beijing. The park is not that huge, but it offers calming vibe for everyone who comes. It opens daily from 06.30 AM to 20.00 PM. And the entrance fee is free! How to get here: ✨Take Beijing subway stop at Lianhuaqiao station (exit C). ✨ Take Beijing public bus number 375 or 69 stop at Liuliqiao East bus stop. Then walk 5-6 minutes.

The peonies and late cherry blossoms in Lianhuachi Park are in full bloom. Those who want to see the peonies can enter from the south gate of the park and walk 200 meters to reach the destination. Not only are the flowers here close to tourists, but the aisles among the flowers are also open! If you bring a medium to long focal length lens, you can take great portraits of peonies! Let people stand in the corridor and use long rubber to take pictures with the foreground and background being a sea of ​​peony flowers. If you missed the early cherry blossoms in Yuyuantan, then come to Lianhuachi Park to see the late cherry blossoms. To see the late cherry blossoms, you have to enter from the west gate of the park, which is closest to the late cherry blossoms. The flowers are so densely packed that they look like a large pink cloud. The heavy and plump flowers are even more adorable when viewed up close. It has to be said that this is the ceiling for late cherry blossoms. This weekend is the best viewing period. The flowers will be denser and the flower trees will be densely packed. The camera equipment requirements are not high and you can take great photos in minutes. It is very suitable for portraits. You must choose before 10:00 and after 15:00 in the afternoon. The light is soft at this time and the photos are beautiful. 【Address】 No. 48 Lianhuachi Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. 【Ticket Price】Free 【Opening hours】 Peak season: April 1st - October 31st 06:00--21:00 Off-season: November 1st - March 31st 06:30--20:00 [Transportation Information] Take Metro Line 10 and get off at Lianhuaqiao Station (Southeast Exit C)

Lianhuachi Park is a relatively small free park. There is a saying that the early cherry blossoms in Yuyuantan and the late cherry blossoms in Lianhuachi are known as the "ceiling of cherry blossom viewing in Beijing". Compared with Yuyuantan, the evening cherry blossoms here are not fenced off, so you can get close to the flowers and trees, and the flowers and trees are full of shape, the flowers are blooming, and there are few people and it is easy to take pictures. The evening cherry blossoms in the lotus pond have two colors. Compared with the fresh and elegant early cherry blossoms, the red evening cherry blossoms are warmer and the white evening cherry blossoms are more gorgeous💕💕 💅Location: Lotus Pond Park, Beijing 🕐Business hours: 6:30-22:00 🚇Subway: Take Metro Line 10, Lianhuaqiao Exit C, navigate to the west gate of Lianhuachi Park, and you can see a large area of ​​flowers on the left hand side after entering the gate. 🅿️Parking: Friends who drive here can park at the south gate/east gate of the park 📍Tips for shooting 🔸Late Sakura Location: Enter from the west gate, walk 50 meters to the left after entering the gate 🔸Take panoramic photos in the small tunnel under the cherry trees. The natural background formed by the curved cherry trees will make your photos more flavorful. 🔸Find a tree covered with dense flowers, stand under it, and shoot upwards. It will immediately become dreamy. 🔸Look for a flower waterfall, stand next to it, and frame the flowers and yourself in the same frame. Each photo will be more interesting.

"It's rare to have leisure in springtime, and the most beautiful is the April days in the human world." April in Beijing is truly wonderful! The city's crabapples and cherry blossoms are all in bloom, and when the wind blows, it's a shower of flowers everywhere. The weather is also particularly comfortable, with sunshine but not scorching, and a gentle breeze that's not cold. I've discovered a hidden gem of a park and have come here for two days in a row, where the crabapples and cherry blossoms are mostly in full bloom, with branches hanging low, making it very suitable for portrait photography, and also especially fitting for picnics under the trees. The main thing is that it's not crowded, with hardly any tourists, and the 20-minute park theory can be fully verified here!

🎈In addition to Yuyuantan❗Beijing's 5 small and beautiful cherry blossom viewing spots🎈 Beijing has entered the cherry blossom season🤩In addition to the famous cherry blossom viewing spot - Yuyuantan, Beijing also has 5 hidden cherry blossom viewing treasures👏. 🌸Lotus Pond Park🎉 👉There are large areas of Japanese late cherry blossoms, mostly rose-red, with so many flowers😲, like a cherry blossom waterfall👏. 👉Address: No. 38 West Third Ring Road, Fengtai District, Lianhuaqiao Station, Line 10. 👉Time: early April. 🌸Side Park🎉 👉There are two Yaezakura trees with huge crowns, and the pink and white flowers are super stunning😍. 👉Address: No. 9 Jiangtai West Road, Chaoyang District, Exit B of Jiangtai Station on Line 14. 👉Time: early April. 🌸Xinghewan Ecological Park🎉 👉In recent years, it has become a popular free cherry blossom viewing spot😎. Although its area is not as large as Yuyuantan, the scenery is also beautiful🤩. 👉Address: No. 6, Sijixinghe Road, Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District, Exit B of Qingnian Road Station on Metro Line 6. 👉Time: late March to early April. 🌸Metro Cultural Park🎉 👉There is a cherry blossom trail, which is very suitable for friends nearby to check in🤳. If you live far away, it is not recommended to make a special trip🤔. 👉Address: South Ring Road, Xihongmen Town, Daxing District, Exit A of Xihongmen Station on Line 4 Daxing Line. 👉Time: late March to early April. 🌸Garden Expo Park🎉 👉There are not many cherry blossoms in the cherry blossom garden of the Garden Expo Park, but the park itself is very beautiful😜. 👉Address: No. 15, Sheshanchang Road, Fengtai District, Yuanboyuan Station on Line 14. 👉Time: late March to early April.

The late cherry blossoms are blooming~! Some of the best places to view late cherry blossoms in Beijing include Yuyuantan, Lianhuachi, and Sida Park. The late cherry blossoms in Lianhuachi Park are the best for photography. The forest area is large, and you can freely take photos of the vast sea of flowers. The trees are unpruned, with branches hanging from the canopy to the ground. The key is that you can enter the forest without any fences, which is very suitable for portrait photography!!! There are also significantly fewer people compared to Yuyuantan.

This Lotus Pond Park is also a garden with history. The east gate is right next to the south square of Beijing West Railway Station, and the park is open all year round with free admission. If you're heading to the West Station to catch a train and arrive early, why not sit here for a while? The park isn't very big and doesn't have any historic famous buildings, but there is a lake in the middle. In summer, you can go boating. Oops, I misspoke... In summer, "the wealthy" can go boating, as it's really expensive to do so here! A few ducks and mandarin ducks are swimming happily on the water, all looking forward to the arrival of spring!

Besides Yuyuantan❗️, there are many less crowded but equally stunning cherry blossom spots in Beijing! In the coming days, Beijing will enter the cherry blossom season🌸 Apart from the famous cherry blossom spot—Yuyuantan There are many hidden treasure spots for cherry blossom viewing in Beijing🗺️ ✅Lianhuachi Park 🔖: A large area of Japanese late-blooming cherry blossoms, predominantly rose-colored, with a very large number of flowers, resembling a cherry blossom🌸 waterfall 📍: No. 38 Middle West Third Ring Road, Fengtai District 🚇: Line 10 Lianhuaqiao Station 📅: Early April ✅Sihui Park 🔖: Two trees with very large crowns of double cherry blossoms, the pink and white flowers are stunning 📍: No. 9 Jiatai West Road, Chaoyang District 🚇: Line 14 Jiatai Station Exit B 📅: Early April ✅Xinghe Bay Ecological Park 🔖: A recently popular 🆓 cherry blossom viewing and check-in spot, although not as large as Yuyuantan, the scenery is also absolutely beautiful 📍: No. 6 Four Seasons Xinghe Road, Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District 🚇: Subway Line 6 Qingnian Road Station Exit B 📅: End of March - Early April ✅Subway Culture Park 🔖: A cherry blossom path, suitable for nearby residents to check in, not recommended for a special trip if too far 📍: South Ring Road, Xihongmen Town, Daxing District 🚇: Line 4 Daxing Line Xihongmen Station Exit A 📅: End of March - Early April ✅Garden Expo Park 🔖: Inside the cherry blossom garden of the Garden Expo Park, there are not many cherry blossoms, but the park is very beautiful 📍: No. 15 Shooting Range Road, Fengtai District 🚇: Line 14 Garden Expo Park Station 📅: End of March - Early April